Crosfield Electronics was a British electronics imaging company founded by
John Crosfield (1915 - 2012) and Dennis Bent in 1947
to produce process imaging devices for the print industry. The firm was notable for its innovation in
colour drum scanning in its ''Scanatron'' (1959) and later ''Magnascan'' (1969) products.
The company was acquired by
De la Rue in 1974.
The firm was eventually taken over by
Fujifilm
, trading as Fujifilm, or simply Fuji, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, operating in the realms of photography, optics, office and medical electronics, biotechnology, and chemicals.
The offerings from the ...
Japan and named Fujifilm Electronic Imaging, now FFEI Ltd. following a management buy-out in 2008.
References
Sources
Crosfield diary notes
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Electronics companies of the United Kingdom
British companies established in 1947